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Meaning of Hanukkah | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈhæ.nə.kə

Definitions

An eight-day Jewish festival, starting on the 25th day of Kislev, which commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Syrians.

Judaism

Equivalents

বাংলা হানুক্কা
Čeština chanuka
Esperanto Ĥanuko
Español Hanukkah Janucá
Suomi hanukka
Français Hanoukka Hanukkah
Magyar hanuka
Italiano Chanukah
한국어 하누카
Latina encaenia
Nederlands Chanoeka
Português Chanucá
Русский Ханука
Türkçe hanuka
اردو حنوکاہ

Examples

“Rebecca and Roni Kopelman have been celebrating Christmas and Hanukkah since they got together in 2006, building the foundations of an interfaith household.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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